nicotsx

    nicotsx/zerobyte

    Backup automation for self-hosters. Built on top of restic

    automation
    backup
    backup-utility
    restic
    self-hosted
    TypeScript
    AGPL-3.0
    7.3K stars
    186 forks
    7.3K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 28 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #6 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Automates encrypted, compressed backups with scheduling and monitoring for self-hosted remote storage using a modern web interface.
    • Provides multi-protocol support and integrates with over 40 cloud providers via rclone, enabling flexible, secure backup storage options.
    • Use for automating regular encrypted backups of local and network file shares with fine-grained retention policies.
    • Use for managing backup repositories on diverse cloud storage services like S3, Google Cloud, and Azure through rclone integration.
    • Use for mounting Zerobyte volumes as Docker volumes to seamlessly integrate backups with containerized applications.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    • AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    Powerful backup automation for your remote storage Encrypt, compress, and protect your data with ease

    Zerobyte is a backup automation tool that helps you save your data across multiple storage backends. Built on top of Restic, it provides an modern web interface to schedule, manage, and monitor encrypted backups of your remote storage.

    Excerpt from the nicotsx/zerobyte README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Forks

    186+14

    Open issues

    117-6

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